Which automaker committed to a plant with battery giant LG Chem? And why again is Toyota so committed to hybrids and not electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 6, 2019. Sono Motors is aiming to make a compact car powered mostly by solar panels. We asked... Battery costs, EVs for China, solar cars from Europe: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker committed to a plant with battery giant LG Chem? And why again is Toyota so committed to hybrids and not electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 6, 2019. Sono Motors is aiming to make a compact car powered mostly by solar panels. We asked... 
A small company in Germany says it may produce a practical solar-powered city car by the end of next year. European crash-testers say the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model X are top safety performers. And batteries inch closer toward the tipping point of $100-per-kwh mark that may bring the cost of EV powertrains to parity with internal combustion... 
Although electric cars haven’t quite taken off in the 2010s the way some had anticipated, sheer economics are pointing to the 2020s as the time when EVs will find that market fever pitch. From 2010 to 2019, lithium-ion battery prices (when looking at the battery pack as a whole) have fallen from $1,100 per kilowatt-hour to $156/kwh—an... 
So far, it’s hard to find an electric car for sale in the U.S. or European markets that isn’t also a top-notch safety performer. Europe’s safety program, called Euro NCAP, released ratings for both the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model X on Wednesday, and gave both models top five-star ratings and top-tier scores in nearly all... 
Solar powered cars generally face one glaring, gamestopping hurdle: Today’s solar cells don’t produce enough power to drive a standard-sized car any distance. That would take more solar cells than there is space on top of a car. Don’t tell that to Sono Motors, though. The Munich, Germany-based company, plans to bring a car... 
Nissan was aiming for the luxury market with its electric crossover. GM and LG Chem form a joint venture for future EVs. Toyota sticks with hybrids, as EVs surge. And the speculation about Tesla Cybertruck aerodynamics is validated by someone who knows. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. General Motors and LG Chem announced a $2.3 billion... 
Nissan's long-term push back into profitability may draw on upmarket EVs, a recent report indicates. Automotive News Europe reported Tuesday that the production version of the Nissan Ariya concept EV may have been initially an Infiniti deep within the company's plans, well before the brand was folded in Western Europe, and could telegraph Nissan's... 
General Motors and LG Chem will jointly build and develop batteries for electric vehicles that will go on sale in 2023 and beyond, including Chevy's confirmed electric pickup, the companies announced Thursday. GM CEO Mary Barra announced the $2.3 billion deal and said the plant would begin construction next year, near Lordstown, Ohio, where GM... 
Tesla claims a range of up to 500 miles for its upcoming Cybertruck electric pickup. And with the brand known for energy efficiency, would it even consider releasing a design that doesn’t make the aerodynamic cut? It appears not, as a number of early assessments suggested that the Cybertruck isn’t nearly as blunt as it looks. And... 
As we enter 2020, carmaking giant Toyota produces and sells the majority of the world's hybrid cars and SUVs. That may prove to be a problem over the next decade. The world’s most profitable mass-market carmaker has made no secret of its antipathy toward battery-electric vehicles during the past 10 years. In 2012, it canceled its plans for a...